{"id":39817,"date":"2025-03-09T11:46:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T11:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=39817"},"modified":"2025-03-09T11:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T11:46:58","slug":"report-news-orioles-hopeful-gunnar-henderson-ready-for-season-but-being-cautious-with-rib-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=39817","title":{"rendered":"REPORT NEWS: Orioles hopeful Gunnar Henderson ready for season but being cautious with rib strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SARASOTA, Fla. \u2014 Baltimore Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson has a mild right intercoastal strain, manager Brandon Hyde said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/content\/dam\/tsn\/en\/home\/images\/2025\/3\/5\/orioles-hopeful-star-ss-gunnar-henderson-ready-for-season-but-be-1-2265868-1741269380629.jpeg\" alt=\"Orioles hopeful star SS Gunnar Henderson ready for season but being cautious  with rib strain | TSN\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hyde said the Orioles are \u201cvery, very hopeful\u201d that Henderson will be ready for the March 27 opener at Toronto but are being cautious with the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old shortstop was an All-Star last season, when he hit .281 with 37 homers and 92 RBIs.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re going to not push a strain there, and we want to make sure that he gets it taken care of,\u201d Hyde said. \u201cIt\u2019s one of those sensitive areas where we don\u2019t want anything to reoccur.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An intercostal strain involves the muscles around the ribs. Hyde\u2019s update to reporters, after the Orioles beat Minnesota in a spring training game, came after Henderson exited a game because of lower right side discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson left that Feb. 27 game after only one inning. He made a jumping catch of a line drive in the field, then grounded out when leading off for the Orioles in the bottom of the inning.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe\u2019s feeling a lot better, but we\u2019re just going to obviously slow-play it a little bit and make sure that he is 100%,\u201d Hyde said. \u201cBut he\u2019s getting a lot better every single day.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Henderson, who debuted with the Orioles in 2022 after being drafted in the second round in 2019, has never been on the injured list in the major leagues.<\/p>\n<p>He played in 150 games in 2023 and 159 games in 2024, when he set career highs with 31 doubles, 37 homers, 92 RBIs, 21 steals and an .893 OPS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SARASOTA, Fla. \u2014 Baltimore Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson has a mild right intercoastal strain, manager Brandon Hyde said. 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